Is Avera Health a good company to work for?

Avera Health has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 494 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Avera Health to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Avera Health have been left by employees working as Registered Nurse, BSN , Patient Care Technician and Registered Nurse .

Does Avera Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Avera Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Avera Health. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Avera Health?

72% of Avera Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Avera Health 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Avera Health?

Registered Nurse (52) , Patient Care Technician (26) , Registered Nurse, BSN (13) , Nurse Practitioner (8) , Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) (7) , Manager (7) , Patient Service Representative (7) , Director (6) , Certified Nursing Assistant CNA (5) , PCT Patient Care Tech (5) , Physical Therapist (5) , Behavioral Health Technician (4) , Food Service Worker (4) , Medical Representative PSR (4) , Physician Assistant (4)

What are the pros of working at Avera Health according to real employee reviews?

"Great coworkers and doctors to work with" ((in 28 reviews)); "Great benefits and 2 days a month PTO that you're expected to use and enjoy." ((in 26 reviews)); "The people here are great to work with and the work is meaningful." ((in 24 reviews)); "Good pay, lots of staff and administrators willing to pay for safe ratios." ((in 21 reviews)); "Great staff to work with" ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Avera Health according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management, understaffed, values work over family" ((in 27 reviews)); "upper management more concered with how much the patients were going to generate in dollar amounts." ((in 8 reviews)); "Not the best insurance available" ((in 5 reviews)); "Long hours if you work 12 hour shifts" ((in 5 reviews)); "based raises, which doesn’t exactly incentivize excellence in performance." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Avera Health layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Avera Health layoffs and their outlook for job security at Avera Health in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Avera Health locations?

Sioux Falls , Aberdeen , Marshall , Yankton , Mitchell , Pierre , Rapid City , Gregory , Wessington Springs , Brookings , Brandon , Dell Rapids , Estherville , Sioux City , Washington , Houston , De Smet , Platte , Scotland , Hartford , Granite Falls , Pipestone , Tyler , Minneapolis , Worthington , Whittier , Little Rock , Des Moines , Philadelphia , Sebastian

Avera Health reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(467 total reviews)

Jim Dover

77% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Avera Health has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 467 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Avera Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

467 reviews

5.0

Jul 14, 2016

It's like working at your own home

Staff rn

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Business Outlook

Pros

If you like working as if you are not working at all because of the people that you work with, than work at Avera. Where you can find accommodating and accepting colleagues and workmates.

Cons

I really cannot think of any right now. Maybe if there is one it might be the fear of losing someone because we take care of very old people which we tend to treat as family because of long term care.

2.0

Jul 7, 2016

Poor Work Place Policies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security. Pay is average. Co-workers are great to work with. Recently changed PTO policy to help employees have more pad time off.

Cons

Changing work place policy has provided a micro-management culture. Every movement is monitored. Management creates a work environment where character assassination is viewed as a positive career move. Healthy activities are viewed as potential actionable write ups. Nepotism is an everyday reality. Equipment that helps maintain a healthy body is denied when requested. Not a family friendly environment. Colleagues have had situations where daycare closed or a child was sick and then were publicly shamed for it.

4.0

Jun 22, 2016

Project Manager

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Friendly environment, flexibility, peaceful, stress-free

Cons

Slow, no other cons at the time.

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